Dubai metro

Exercises will assess readiness and speed of response to emergency situations

A growing population as well as major events such as Expo 2020 and the Fifa World Cup contributed to a 35 per cent rise

Service between Jebel Ali Station and DMCC stations was affected

Use our interactive slider and scroll through the picture gallery to explore the birth of a new era for public transport in Dubai

Passengers can ride the Metro for free from Terminal 3 to Centrepoint station between midnight and 2am

It is the latest in a long line of branding deals on the public transport network

Twenty local and international artists will entertain commuters daily for seven days

Emirates Towers Metro Station on the Red Line is connected directly to the museum by a bridge

Red and green lines will open at 3.30am to give runners time to prepare for city fun run

There are many ways of reaching the Expo, but metro is the most environmentally friendly

One of the city's oldest districts is slowly being transformed

Services between the new Dubai Investment Park and Expo stations were halted due to an unspecified issue

The service between the Gold Souq and Baniyas stations is back online

Amenities include shops, bicycle racks and parking as Dubai encourages more people to use public transport

A new smart payment card can be downloaded and topped up on Huawei phones

3D printing parts will save 90 per cent of the time taken to source those parts and 50 per cent of the original cost

Tunnel cleaning work that was planned in June was completed in April

The measure has been introduced to help reduce infections

Public bus service resumes in Abu Dhabi but buses from Dubai remain suspended

Red and green lines will not reopen on Sunday morning – but local taxis cut fares by 50 per cent